@@TheShootist Basically it's a habit he developed as an apology to the listener for saying "you (John) and I agree on this thing". It doesn't play well in a long format discussion like this.
I'm a mixed woman & live in NYC, like John's daughters. We really need to elevate rational voices like his. My parents are professors & in medicine. I grew up with more privilege than most. Point is, this media messaging that anyone brown is put-upon and needs lower standards is not helpful. 10 years ago, I felt like I was treated normally, whereas now I notice wht folks treating me with kid gloves, like I'm a pet or token. I just want it to stop
I'm a mixed woman as well. Just recently a high end store I loved to shop in started sending black people to only assist me in the store. I'm not the kind of person who "needs to see my face everywhere." I told them if they wanted to get technical hire a staffer that is black, white, south and east Asian because this is who I truly am. From that point forward I've only shopped online. This is sad because this hurts the employees not me. However I don't want to be in the middle of someone's political battle.
@@mcraft1181 To me I would rather someone call me a slur then all these passive aggressive people thinking I am so emotionally unwell that I can't have a white cashier and cam only be okay with a black one. It is so dismissive of me as a person. Like you really think I am unstable
I'm a right of center libertarian, and man oh man- I find Yang's thoughtful, kind intellectualism so damned refreshing. I hope he continues to forge ahead in the political sphere. We need more like him.
I absolutely can't stress enough how encouraging it is to have Yang engaging with these voices! John nearly single-handedly kept my sanity intact during the madness of 2020.
@@saberur66 I don't think about Presidents much. But I'd say there hasn't been a good one since Kennedy. I do feel that your putting me in a box is a microagression though. I hate those.
I’m taking a Linguistics class with Dr. McWhorter at Columbia this semester and let me tell y’all, he is just as compelling to listen to and speak with each day as he is in this interview. One of the sharpest minds I’ve met.
@@carlalandrau6033 Carla it sounds like you do, cause you left the bubble for one video and you think a black linguistics professor speaking their minds honestly must be pandering. You're willing to completely disregard his truth because it disagrees slightly with the open pandering you've become accustomed to from the hard left who tells you nothing in your life is your fault, you're just a victim, it's The Other keeping you down. That's pandering, Carla.
Great interview. One of my favorite things about Andrew Yang is that he has always had this intellectual honesty about him. And he tends to attract others who have high intellectual honesty. Sorely needed in today's politics, left and right.
@@Rabbithole8 My biggest draw to Yang is that he largely avoided mudslinging his political opponents. My biggest detractor to other political competitors is that they mudsling their opponents. I'd love to just focus on real performance/policy accomplishments but I also really care about a person's honesty and character, esp since performance seems so difficult to measure/pin on an individual/their administration.
intellect will get you nowhere with the two-party system. The people voting are the masses, and the average are too stupid to understand. If you trigger emotions, you can get votes.
@@laughter95 In the last election, most of the democratic candidates devolved into identity-politics and trying to out-woke one another with mud-slinging. What Biden's election showed is that thankfully most of the people didn't care about all that and an old, white, straight male still turned out to be more popular than all the younger, diverse candidates. Would any of them be doing a better job than him, right now? Maybe. Maybe not. As an example to that, everyone can just remind themselves of Vice President Kamala Harris telling migrants to not come here, because they can't handle them, even thought being pro-immigrant was one of the major platforms EVERY democratic candidate was sooo big on. But, when it came to it, with her even being VP, they were faced with reality and that maybe it wasn't going to be as easy as they imagined during their campaigning. Don't know how many years Biden's got in him, but it will be interesting to see if the democratic candidates will do the same come the next election. Meaning, will they make the same mistakes.
I think we need more people in the “ independent” category. This way political candidates have to talk issues and not try to pandering for votes from people who vote party line blindly.
I grew up the only white family on an Apache reservation. At school I was picked on specifically for the way I looked. Later in life we moved from the reservation, to a predominantly black/brown neighborhood. Where again I was picked on for being one of the only white kids. I think it’s just human nature to a certain extent to view difference with suspicion. I also made many friends and gained a great sense of what it feels like to be discriminated against based only on skin color or outer appearance. I learned to take and make jokes. Not take myself too seriously. And that there is a huge difference between people with ordinary everyday ignorance and a truly hateful person. Great conversation! I really enjoyed it.
While I didn't have the experience of being a minority in terms of skin colour, where I grew up, I grew up around a lot of European people from different countries, mostly Italians. When we were kids, and even to this day, we would all take the piss out of each other and our cultures. And as the only Ukrainian, I generally got quite a big dose of people making fun of my culture, but by that same token, we would also make fun of Italians, polish, Germans, the British, and the French. Most of us are still friends to this day, 25 years later. There's a certain inner peace that is developed when you can laugh at yourself and also be comfortable to laugh at others for their differences. Not to be mean, but to have a laugh. I also find that some of the funniest things you can say about anothers culture is when there is a grain of truth and you've come to understand it yourself.
Only white folks would believe this BS story. White folks get the hell out of places where they are minority and never mind moving into a black neighbourhood.
@@thegreatbrard My guess is it's a bot meant to stir the pot. A "pot bot" if you will. I assume this is the case bc no real person is stupid enough to actually type that.
John McWhorter is such an important person for the time we're in: calm, reasonable, fair, level-headed. If anyone can speak in a convincing way to people of all political beliefs and help break the spell of woke madness that has infected this country, it's him.
I'm wanting to give Yang another look, now that he has interest in talking with John McWhorter. I really digging the shift to 3rd party as well. Thanks for staying in the game, Andrew!
A third party will only give the Republican party more power. All is needed is a viable progressive wing, of the Democrat party, who will ask something of the public other than our vote. Sanders said during the campaign, that a massive movement would be needed, to get progressive policies enacted. He was half right. It will require massive social involvement of the public, in creating a new social culture, that is conducive to peaceful living.
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 yang is a centrist. lots of republicans support yang. still not a fan of the shift as he will probably no longer have a chance at running for public office
@@bobbucks he doesn’t exactly fall into any category is what I mean. Moderate Democrat still isn’t that accurate since the freedom dividend is his own idea. Medicare expansions seem pretty progressive. His stance of drugs is pretty progressive. Gun control he seems moderate.
He literally ran for president as a dem and lost. He ran for mayor of NYC as a demo and lost. He didn't leave because he is "sensible", he left because he clearly can't succeed in the party. Many of his ideas that he wanted to implement are literally what all republicans call socialism/communism. By anyone's standards he is a far left liberal...whether he calls himself a dem or not doesn't change that.
After Yang got buried by the establishment pundits during the 2020 democratic primary, it unfortunately seemed like he bent the knee and accepted their consultants into his campaign/movement. Seeing these “controversial” interviews gives me hope that Yang is back to his authentic problem-solving self that made a unique voice in our political discourse
Yes, as many of yang supporters like ourselves were disappointed, I'm sure Andrew himself felt that disappointment the most. Hoping he can bounce back.
Yang was driving woke racism (he visited the rapist that police shot that caused the kyle rittenhouse incident, and said some shifty shit about stop Asian hate in nyc) because it got him attention, now he playing the other side, seems like a snake in the fucking grass to me.
McWhorter is one of my favorite people. It's so rare to have a public intellectual like him in the modern day who is both willing to speak his mind on these "dangerous" topics and who has such a reasonable, crystal clear and measured perspective. Before stumbling upon him on RUclips several years ago, I'd thought that type of intellectual was extinct. When he says that he's not saying anything that so-and-so people aren't already thinking but are afraid to say, I think he's correct on many points, but not all. He has some genuine insight and it's more than just having the moxy to speak up against the mob.
He's also an amazing lecturer on Linguistics: understandable by the layman but very full of insight. You should check out his lectures if you can find them (e.g. Wondrium).
It really helps that he shares many ideas and opinions on racism in the US with the people acting out this woke racism so he can make sense to them as well
I'm so glad that John and Andrew connected and made this so that their reasonable and solution focused message could be shared. Andrew needs to continue to be vocal about this as an Asian man, he has a unique opportunity to challenge and direct the narrative away from black vs white to unity for all and that America is open to everyone.
@@OhYaSure I'm a conservative and had some respect for yang but then I saw him leverage race a bit when I watched democrat primaries to see what we were up against. I hoped he moved away from that and it seems he is. Respect restored.
@@jmailmonopolis6296 I never saw him do that. I don't doubt you. I'm also a conservative. At the end of the day Yang didn't want to lose his friends by picking the Republicans. I think he could have chosen either one. He knew he won't win and trying to make the Democracts more moderate is a patriotic act.
Great conversation! Our society really needs to get a grip on all of this performative faux outrage any time somebody says something or doesn’t say thing.
Thing is... it's not performative at the grass roots, where they are not shown real discernment and are fed and taught the outrage. The kids don't know better, it's all they know. Thru don't realise role models and leadership they resonate with taking advantage of their naivete
@@calebwilliams586 I'm also partially blind, so i take offense to your "watch it" mannerisms. I'm literally genetically unable to fix this problem... you have no idea the pain i go thru everyday because i cant ACTUALLY "watch it" as good as people with 20/20 privilege.
@@unpopularopinionedpariah6102 I think Williams may have been joking around and was not serious. Him mentioning he is 1/32 German should have been an indicator that he was goofing around.
Andrew Yang is always evolving innovating and getting more knowledgeable about the world each and every day and that's what I love about him. Let's go Andrew Yang keep moving forward to make the world a better place!
@@jasper_of_puppets It's now at 65k, the problem is it only has 3.3k upvotes (no idea how many downvotes), but that small # of upvotes can't help the algorithm
Andrew is so damn likable. He is so genuine and it brings out the best in everyone. I love John as well. Great discussion! John McWhorter is right about so much. Just ordered his book.
Crazy timing for me to hear about this. I was just in the TYT comment section explaining these concepts to those woke racists last week. TYT was saying people were delusional republicans because of white privilege and people attacked me for calling that out as racist. I hope this book is a sign of more people realizing how far they've gone.
That’s where you messed up. The TYT audience and them themselves aren’t open to explanation. The hate and anger that fills them is not sustainable for them. They’ll give themselves ulcers and high blood pressure eventually. And only after they are the brink of destroying themselves will they be open to a different opinion.
Impeccable interview. Great guest, great structure, great vibe. Thank you for taking more social risk. Please take more. It helps model how the country should be.
I'm not completely on board with some of Andrew's ideas but there is no denying the man has integrity and principles. It makes me sad that exactly because of that he will not be allowed a place at the big table. I sincerely hope that changes.
Thank you for addressing the issue with black boys! I am an elementary teacher in a school where I see this! We need to hold the children accountable for their behavior but also help them learn. Excusing it because of their color does not help them. We only enable them and hurt the other children in the meantime. Love them enough to guide them.
This “no accountability” movement attempt at “equity” has nothing to do with raising black people & everything to do with creating division & chaos for the purpose of ushering in Marxism & authoritarianism. In other words, those who claim to work for the benefit black people are, in fact, sacrificing them for the sake of power. It’s just a deeper, more radical version of the left’s decades long march toward permanent power thru policies designed to make POC eternally dependent Democrat voters.
The district I work in is immersed in the "restorative justice" approach and they apply it to all colors, to the detriment of the schools. We had a freshman literally urinate on the floor of the library just for fun and he received virtually no consequence. We are ruining these kids, and sadly I believe it's by design.
@@Lucypetuniaggm "eternally dependent Democrat voters"? No, the southern Strategy did that, but it was long after the Republican Party dumped blacks in 1877 and again in 1928.
As a lifelong conservative white female, it's beyond frustrating for anyone to assign ill motives and intent to me just because I am white, then claim I am the one who is racist. People who don't even know me seem to think they can read my mind. There's no point arguing with them because they're so convinced I'm the bad guy, they won't hear what I have to say. That is not a conversation. So I say nothing and just walk away. I'm done trying to have a rational discussion about it.
Even though I consider myself a somewhat left-leaning independent, I sympathize with you. People of all political leanings have been generalizing and belittling to each other. This shouldn't be happening. We are humans, not orcs (or worse, Psychlos from Battlefield Earth who are arrogant, uncooperative, violent, and very very stupid).
girl, it's so much weirder than people thinking they can 'read your mind', or assuming you're racist just bc you're conservative and white. these people hold the belief that ALL white people, regardless of leaning left or right, are INHERENTLY and necessarily racist. there's absolutely no way around it, bc the MOST racist thing you can possibly say is "I’m not racist"... to these people, this claim is "failing to acknowledge that as a white person you are in fact racist on a deep, subconscious level you're not even aware of" 🤣 like, oh really ??! cool thanks good to know
@@nicolette7007 To be honest, I have seen my fair share of people online who talked shit about other ethnicities while claiming not to be racist (some called themselves "race realists" or whatever). For instance, I once called out a guy for talking ill about Jewish people in general and he claimed that he wasn't racist. I understand that many people are falsely accused as racist with little evidence and it is concerning. If I have to give an absolute answer, I'd use my actions instead of words (not counting how I talk with other people, as those kinds of words are good indicators of personality) to show them I am friendly.
Just love listening to Andrew and his guests always so powerful and positive 🙇🙇♂️🙇🙇♂️ definitely making me believe we can make this world a better place definitely makes me wanna be better
So glad you're doing this. We have mutual friends that believe in CRT. They stopped talking to me because I defended the individual. They think I'm racist because I don't believe in judging all white people by the color of their skin. My hope is that since I'm not the only one in their lives who believes this, they will come to the realization that maybe, just maybe, it's wrong to judge people by the color of their skin. Keep at it Andrew!
@@jmailmonopolis6296 I was told that too. Been told all my life. But I've also got that from white females over the years, and they weren't "Democrats". I get pissed at my fellow black people and some I can't stand. However, it doesn't dismiss the systemic bias that's been part of this country for years and a study of race, a Critcal study, would show us all the systems.
Yeah he seems like a great conversationalist. He can talk and laugh about the absurdity of certain aspects of our existence- including struggles and suffering- while still acknowledging their severity. Being able to be level-headed and attack issues while maintaining levity is a nice quality.
@@jpkaneshida242 Usually the first time anyone runs for president it's considered a kind of experimental run. It's meant to get their names out there, make them a nationwide name. Then if they get some traction they make a more serious run later on.
I’ve been watching John in his conversations w/ Glen for years. Despite his penetrating insight into many of today’s most significant political and social problems, he seems like a genuinely nice guy with whom it would be marvelous to share a bottle of wine and conversation.
Yang is the real deal, and also actually has never been elected to office so not even really a politician. Just a good dude trying to solve problems. Been watching his progress since 2018 and honestly he has just gotten better and better. I respect his devotion and genuineness
I really liked him a lot, he actually got me into politics, I say the Joe Rogan pad cast with him, donated to him, then realized how bad the DNC is. I was sad to see him work for CNN, I worry the donors got to him. If he got chosen as a Vice President for the Republican nominee, I would definitely support.
Spoke to soon, Lol, watched the first part of the video, I just don’t see that way anymore, the plandemic changed my thought process, I am about freedom.
I’m so grateful for this video and for conversations like these. I am not a liberal - I am for limited, constitutional government, individual rights, and I am against the welfare state - and I am not a conservative - I am an atheist, I am for capitalism because it is the only moral system (not just because it works better than any other system for “delivering the goods”), I am not for “family values,” I am for unrestricted immigration, and so many other things. But in watching this video, I feel like I branched out from the videos I normally watch, and I’m glad I did. I know John McWhorter says he’s 1960s liberal, so I was pleasantly surprised by his message, his dedication to reason and truth, and his integrity in fighting this new religion.
What I find refreshing about this party is the tone of conversation. It's amicable, reasonable, and honest. It has purpose and ambitions, with an objective, but the objective is not being muddled with petty dispute. Where I find even my favorite news commentators slipping, this initiative seems laser focused on the issues facing Americans, and less concerned with superficial titles that are ultimately used solely to otherise and create tribes of dissent than of unity. Days before Andrew released this initiative, "Forward" was a motif in my comments. There are forward thinkers in every sect of society, in every nation. This movement isn't limited to those carrying the torch leading the way. The movement is guided by the will of the people who are all collectively making individual steps forward. I hope people will be inspired, and possess courage enough to run for office under the Forward Party. Advocate for local changes. I've heard the saying "You can't reinvent the wheel." Well, last time I checked we weren't riding around in wooden wagons. It's odd to be ruled by political thought, as old as wagon wheels.
These conversations help _all_ of us dismantle and digest the societal-level passive-aggressive behavior that is woke racism. It has real meaning, and generates a feeling of hope, when we can witness and mentally participate in such an honest and clear minded conversation, where linguistic taboos are cast aside (for the most part), and the religion of woke is dissected and analyzed in an objective and rational way. thank you Andrew, and also thank you for your book John.
Excuse me, sir/miss. Perhaps I'm asking the wrong person, but I'm a little confused as to what constitutes as "woke" and how do we separate it from being appropriately sensitive. What is your stance?
@@cadethumann8605 I’ll give you my interpretation, see if it’s any use. The present day “woke” Left is a reincarnation of the self righteous, censorious, finger-pointing, “holier-than thou” attitude typical of the religious Right wing of the 1970’s and 80’s. I’ve lived through both eras, and get the exact same instinctive repulsion from both ideologies. Except that the “woke” version is even worse, as it’s a betrayal of everything the centre Left, epitomised by Martin Luther King, were fighting for in the 20th century. The present day “woke” Left has abandoned the working class, in fact has abandoned “class” distinction’s altogether to focus instead on racial division and race hustling. Thats why the term “woke” has become a pejorative.
@@terrypussypower While I agree that any cause, no matter how noble, can have followers who go too far and act self-righteous and even violent, it does beg the question: where do we draw the line? I find that being anti-woke can also go too far as many of such people also try to find problems to make sensational headlines (if not outright hostility or even bigotry). As an independent who I suppose leans a bit towards left, I try to refrain from hostility and discuss with civility. Since politics is not entirely black and white (while idiots and assholes on either side get more attention, there are the less vocal and more understandable folk), I constantly wonder what is the right choice and how far should I take it. As the saying goes, those who fight monsters must see to themselves they don't become monsters.
@@daxu9605 Pardon me, sir/miss. I don't think I understand all of this colorful description with terms like dissent, engaging with people, etc. If you don't mind, could you try to streamline or summarize it for me? Or explain like I'm five? I do hope that you aren't suggesting the past was better in this regard. While I would be interested if more people explored the positive aspects of our ancient ancestors (like, It'd be nice to see stories about Knights who were actually decent folk and not just ones who gleefully butchered and assaulted defenseless people like in many modern tellings of medieval times), people definitely discriminated, tortured, brutalized, and exterminated. I'd be careful with romanticizing the past.
@@cadethumann8605 Hi sir/miss, I am not advocating for romanticizing the past at all. That would be a terrible stance. Point 1: All of this has happened before, on both left and right. People have done terrible things using similar techniques. This goes all the way to the ancient past. Point 2: I was trying to answer your original point of people going too far. I think I actually misunderstood your question, and that has contributed to the confusion. I thought you were asking how do we tell who is trying to legitimately having a conversation and who is going too far. I have deleted my comment, because it doesn't make any sense without my misread/misunderstood question. Yes, I agree with you about not going too far ourselves as well. That's why I always try to engage based on substance and not on emotions. I find it's helpful to acknowledge the substantive points of the person I am talking to. Otherwise, they would feel like I am just trying to pick on them, as oppose to a dialogue. It was great chatting with you. Have you checked out John's book? Any thoughts on the book or what he has said?
It's so refreshing to hear two adult intellectuals have a civil conversation about "Wokeness" without the yelling, shouting, breaking things and virtue signalling.
This was by far the most insightful discussion on racism I've ever watched. For those of you who aren't familiar with Professor McWhorter, he has a brilliant set of lectures called "The Story of Human Language" produced by The Teaching Company, aka The Great Courses. I'm super glad to have stumbled across this video.
It feels so refreshing to see people like Andrew finally calling this out. We had cultivated such an era of fear to discuss these topics I though this woke racism was going to be the future. Glad to know there is still individuals out there with a strong moral compas
A bunch of studies have shown it's better to go to second tier "sub ivy" schools, because kids get to be a big fish in a smaller pond, which raises their confidence versus being in the bottom half of Harvard. My friend was in the bottom half of her law school class and the Dean got up and said only the top third of students should expect to become practicing lawyers. Her confidence was utterly decimated and indeed she never ended up practicing law and had to work for 10+ years to dig out of law school debt.
I agree with you. It's worth noting, however, that there will always be a bottom half of Harvard; in other words, it is less of a problem of being on the bottom half and more a matter of lax or corrupt admission standards. It's too painful to most people to be firing on all cylinders, exceeding your limits over and over only to be the absolute struggling bottom of the heap dying a slow death on the slide to failure. Being more realistic about the brutal nature of the competition between talents should be the rule, not the exception: people who won't be stopped won't be anyhow, and those who have better options and less of an appetite for struggle and travails will have better understanding of their situation from which to recognize and decide to take those better options.
@@xandercorp6175 Agreed. It is a problem of knowing how to handle failure/expectations. And, as you put it, the solution is developing the right mindset to not be stopped regardless of your circumstances. I know a person who went to community college and became a brilliant tech millionaire anyways. I've attended two top 30 schools (Cornell and the University of Michigan), and I find that the quality is severely inflated with all things considered. Besides, all this education is meaningless if we can't mentally/emotionally deal with the world.
Great discussion and I ordered the book. The racism of today is a lot deeper than race. I grew up in a world where being Catholic/Protestant or Italian/Irish vastly outweighed being white/black. I grew up in a world where when you first met someone the second question they always had was "what are you?" So whatever racism is, it stems from something a lot deeper than skin color. Hope that makes sense.
It's called WASPy supremacy. And it didn't "outweigh" the white/black racism. It only felt that way to you because you didn't see the racism hidden in the shadows due to segregationist times.
I’m so proud of Andrew yang for escaping the clutches of the democrats. A lot of people are leaving both parties due to just pure bs of both parties not acting like adults. They rather fight like kids and embarrass themselves in front of the entire world. Mr Yang please continue to be a shining hope for everyone in the world. And John I loves you
@@cuomosrevenge947 He ran with the Democrats because he didn't know any better. He thought they could be reasoned with. The truth is that neither party can be reasoned with. Yang is independent now and is running his own party.
@@cuomosrevenge947 he just started the forward party. Also... politician's should try to work together for all of us rather than work against one another
Niceee. Good to see yang being brave enough to critique the left. He’s definitely been holding back on his qualms with the progressives, hopefully he can be more candid about their shortcomings now that he’s no longer a democrat.
@@MrTassoon Since when does the Republican Party want UBI or Democracy dollars? I recommend researching an individual before criticizing them, because right now you definitely sound clueless. Just because Yang doesn't fit your definition of the word progressive doesn't change the fact that he is.
I love this segment, because I see the cause of the problem (tribalism) across almost all topics these days. Racism comes from our innate tribalism. US politics have become tribal as can be, thus why most people won't budge on their views (even when presented with a logical argument demonstrating the blatant contradiction in those positions) . Their views represent their tribes views and that is all that matters when people go so tribal. It ends up being us vs them regarding everything. Progressives (by name, not the people actually for progress) are just as tribal as Trumpers, yet they assume they are superior when they are just as much a part of the problem. True progressives (like Yang) take a practical approach and they such up their emotional biases and avoid going tribal. Our tribal brain is our lizard brain. It's instinctual, unaware, visceral, illogical and can't see reason. We need to use our pre-frontal cortex to solve problems in a practical manner, because only our cortexes can squelch our emotional and tribal biases which blinds us to the feasible solutions.
Agreed. As someone who voted for Trump in the general election (not because I liked the guy but because I thought he would do a better job than Biden/neoliberalism), I can say that this is the problem on both sides. What you're talking about is exacerbated by social media and software algorithms. I don't have proof that it is intentional, but it is happening either way. And it's an example of us developing and using technology that we aren't mentally/emotionally prepared to handle. Our material world continues to rapidly advance, while our mental/emotional one has not made much progress in thousands of years. It's a very dangerous situation when one really thinks about where this is all headed, and if history tells us anything, it is likely to be abused for power and control. On another note, I don't think 'true' progressives and many Trump supporters are that different in their goals as they may first think. Many Trump supporters are populists and want some of the same things as progressives. Or, at least, they can agree on many of the problems in this country. That's why the old guard Republicans ended up turning on Trump and supporting Biden (either publically or secretly). Despite being semi-incompetent, he threatened their existing order. In my view, there is an order of elites that runs the world, and it doesn't really matter whether they have an R or a D behind their names. But, unfortunately, their interests are usually not in the best interests of regular people. And so, they encourage fighting amongst ourselves to maintain their power. IMO, that's why we see so much emphasis on identity politics rather than more critical issues like the financial system, war/imperialism, and legal reform.
@@scratchpenny I couldn't agree more with what you stated and it's nice to see others of whom totally get it. I think you nailed it with your assessment. The powers that be absolutely want to keep people divided, otherwise someone like Yang might get elected and give the power back to the people. Unfortunately, I don't see how things can change until the masses wake up and realize how they are being controlled to vote for the leaders in the best interest of the powers that be (basically the extremely rich and powerful). Right from the start it was clear that they most certainly didn't want genuine and intelligent leaders like Yang or Tulsi and they did a good job at turning people against them. Even though they had no real dirt on them. Social media, Ai algorithms and echo chambers are powerful tools for the powers that be to play people like puppets on a string, to do their bidding. It's very sneaky control and most people don't see how they are being influenced to go against their own best interests. I don't think the tech companies did it intentionally, but they were blinded by their greed for advertising dollars and now the people are the product. Coders tend to be very strong in analytical intelligence, but weak in emotional and social intelligence. I'm not surprised that they over looked the negative affect on society. It's causing people to be extremely tribal and irrational and it can't go on like this. This dire problem needs attention, because things will only get worse if it isn't addressed. Keep being a voice of reason and try to help as many people as you can to see the light. Tribalism blinds people, where they no longer can see reality clearly. Echo chambers don't equate to reality, but many people see their reality through only their echo chambers. Have a happy holiday.
Amen. As both of you in the comments have said - the cultural war is a manufactured distraction by the elites to divide us and keep us easy to conquer. The simple truth is the elites are on the same team when it comes to class struggles. Which is why the only thing they argue about is the culture. Because end of the day they all just want wealth and power and control, and they can have that as long as we peasants keep fighting amongst each other like rats.
It's a side effect of runaway capitalism. Decades of right wing policy took its toll not just on the economy, but society. "Woke" ideology is, in effect, a new religion, a post-modern rather than pre-modern religion, and individuals and institutions with enormous amount of capital have embraced it in the same manner they did Christian faith during the 70s, 80s and 90s. Big capital, the rich and powerful, seek ideology as a method of controlling the population, and when the evangelicals and other radical conservatives fell out of favor with the public, intersectional race and gender ideology was in effect chosen by a new generation of corporations to become the tool by which they keep the public divided and feuding among itself. Capitalism is by nature feudal, and so society inherits feudal tendencies when the institutions founded on free market ideology are allowed to grow in power and wealth unimpeded. The "woke mob" as it were is actually quite far to the right, they are not anti-capitalist, but actually a crucial tool of the very institutions they would have you believe they're against. This is, in effect, the results of the "free market" ideology people like Reagan and Henry Kissinger pushed, and little do most people know that identitarianism has always been a mainstay of right wing propagandists, long before they began courting conservatives. Most of the propaganda in the USA has its roots in the work of a man who got his career started by selling cigarettes to flappers, branding them as a symbol of feminist liberation. All post-modern ideology creates a no truth only power environment that inevitably collapses into feudal conflict, and capitalist ideology as well as "woke" ideology have a strong point of compatibility on that shared feature. Corporations fly the banner of LGBTQ or BLM precisely because they know such ideologies divide the public with unreal nonsense, such that they can't unite on shared class issues.
I am seeing the Arts funding in the US being decimated by a layer of Equity consultants. It’s absolutely absurd and nothing but destructive. What can I do to personally as an artist to push back against this monolith ? Artists are extremely frustrated with having there work being shaped and used by politicians,oligarchs and bureaucrats.
No specific answers, but that's why it is essential to fight for freedom and civil liberties at all times. It shouldn't just be when it supports our political views. That's how this insidious authoritarianism makes headway - by manipulating us into believing that suppression of freedom and civil liberties is a good thing because 'Republicans' or some other group are against it. Whether it comes from the left or the right, it is never a good thing. It always leads to abuse and suppression of creative freedom.
We need more people like Yang and McWhorter. I totally agreed with John on the issue of which college to go to. I have two kids in a competitive university and while my daughter worked well there, in hindsight I think that my son would have done much better in a less competitive environment. Matching the right level of competition to the right academic level and personality is the only way to go. This applies to all races.
Time Stamp 39:45, THANK YOU!!! I have been saying this for a while now. Im originally from South Korea. I went to San Jose State University after graduating high school in California. I got a degree in a STEM field. I am not a rich, but I am middle class. I enjoy my life, warts and all. Just because you do not get into an Elite University does not mean it is the end of the world.
My thumbs up to Andrew! It's tough to be Asian in America and most people pretend it's a no issue. He is honest and vunerable which makes him powerful. Keep at it!
Thank you. This is a better format. We should also bring people who do not already agree with Andrew to talk with him, as long as they can be respectful. It is time to have the tough conversations, and we need someone who can throw a hard question or two.
I genuinely appreciated this conversation. Sincerely, A first-generation Latin American immigrant from a low-income, single-parent home. And I'm conservative.
I LOVE John!! What a well thought out book written by a beautiful mind. Thanks for having him on!! John’s initial title for this book “The Elect”wouldn’t have gotten the interest that the new title would have…good call!!
The most valuable observation I heard in this insightful discussion is that other people aren’t thinking about you; they are busy thinking about themselves. We need to snap out of our middle school selves and grow up.
I’ve got the book and it’s really good but what’s a shame is there are few sentiments in it that haven’t been said a million times, mostly by non-POC, and I think - with all due respect to John - that’s primarily why ppl are listening and haven’t been trashing the book outright. And I don’t think John would even argue that point much as he’s highly cognizant of the position he found himself in to be commentating on the subject, likely a reason which compelled him to toss his hat in the ring
"what’s a shame is there are few sentiments in it that haven’t been said a million times, mostly by non-POC". Do you mean White conservatives? If that is the case, that is not surprising. It defends their positions on race, matters, but what of the economic arguments on the Left, that McWhorter agrees are valid? These are largely summarily rejected, by the same people, I would suspect. Does McWhorter defend or concede any of points woke-ism as valid, in his book?
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 No. From the likes of Sam Harris, Bill Marr, Jonathan Haidt, Andrew Sullivan, Michael Shermer, Peter Boghosian, Bari Weiss, Jesse Singal, Claire Lehmann, Cathy Young, Helen Pluckrose, Debrah Soh, Christina Hoff Sommers, Melissa Chen, and a myriad of others (who are on the left, btw...). Even by the likes of James Damore, who infamously got fired for benign, scientifically sound woke criticisms.The only POC I can think of at the moment that have parroted these sentiments are Coleman Hughes and Kmele Foster but neither have the reach / academic accolades comparable to McWhorter.
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 McWhorter certainly recognizes racism as an issue in the book, but acknowledges the racism of the "anti-racist" activists in what he coins to be "Third Wave Antiracism", distinct from the principles and practice of the civil rights movement, etc.
I supported Andrew in his presidential run , I still think he makes a hell of a lot of sense. In the end all of us our brothers and we all want better for our families and our kids and we can do that together , all of us, when we cast aside the hate mongers and race warriors and we just become a United American people. Nothing can stop a United America and we are all of us brothers if we believe in the ideal of what the country can be and offers. There is a reason we have so many different people all here and it’s because America is all about hope and realizing dreams, together.
If America denies justice for the crimes committed against my people and tell us that it's our responsibility alone to climb out of the concrete pit we were pushed into then you can forget about a United America. Black Americans shouldn't pull ourselves up with with an individualist mindset, but must pull each other up with the Black nationalist mindset.
2:13 Whoever designed the intro is a genius!!!! The flag, the music, the loose cables, the contrast between darkness and light, with Forward at the top...great job!!!! Well done!!! Great conversation too!!! Oxygen! Thanks for sharing.
The most important take-away (can't be said enough)... Self-worth has zero to do with how we identity, what color we are, how others percieve us, or what tribe we belong to. Rather, it is a gift we give to ourselves, irrespective of the myriad external aspects and relationships present in our lives. Thank you gentleman for this insightful conversation.
Amen. I read Yang’s book the War on Normal People years ago, also a really good read. Felt like Yang was the only Dem taking men’s problems seriously. Everything else the Dems stood for was basically virtue signaling. I’ve respected Yang a lot since reading his book and feel we need to elevate more voices like his into the spotlight. He’s a good dude just trying to solve problems.
Was getting too ideological and along party lines for a bit. I remember getting annoyed at the ill researched comments a few times. Now he’s switched to a more genuine, true to self type of podcast, which is what people loved about him to begin with. In a world of fake, Andrew himself, was very refreshing
@@vivianfreitaswithazhomesty4532 And the issue there wasn't Yang, but Zack and Carly having episodes and occasionally talking about stuff they didn't really know the facts about. Zach seems like a nice enough person, but he is not why I'm here nor is he the person who inspires me to think we can have a bright future. It's all Yang.
@@esotericVideosI agree with your opinions on Zack. However, Yang and Zach are best friends and Yang is not the kind of guy to diss him off his podcast.
@@vivianfreitaswithazhomesty4532 When Yang was running for NYC mayor he didn't come on the podcast as much. I believed the mayoral campaign downsized his podcast audience.
35:21 - at my "prestigious" journalism school, I brought up something along these lines in a diversity in media class. The teacher immediately and directly called me "racist" and assigned additional coursework on the spot. I was only asking for additional perspective and info out of genuine concern and in an attempt to better understand the bias. Instead I ended up branded and ostracized. I have never been able to shake the feeling that the establishment of academia and the news media just don't care about reality unless it's salacious or palatable. This was years before cancel culture took off, so I escaped relatively unscathed, all things considered. John's words here give me validation all these years later. Thanks for the interview, Andrew, and for the important book, John. Just ordered my copy.
This country has so much it needs to work on and continue to improve on and continue to understand. But this is the greatest country. It's why my family came here. It's why I don't want to leave. Important conversations are had here that will imprison you "there". Thank you for this important and difficult conversation.
Why would you want racist whos saying racism is bad (hypocrite) because his skin color, generally (not always), isnt good at managing money on mainstream? (the reason Im calling him racist is because he wants racists policy; policy that helps a specific skin color)
Sometimes extremism is correct though. being moderate for the sake of being moderate is awful. those are the people who wanted to maintain the status quo of slavery in the south and no slavery in the north because they were "moderate." logical people whatever your position are much better than "moderates."
This is a very good discussion. I really appreciate the intellectual honesty of both parties and the attention to nuance of the subject matter since it seems to be that on both sides of the political spectrum we like to make grand generalizations of issues and leave out the very important nuance.
@@nealorr5086 I'm aware of that. My point is more that typically this topic gets overly simplified on both sides of the political spectrum, so it's nice to see that there's a more nuanced convo happening regardless of political position of the parties talking.
Wow. This conversation is the most sane thing I've heard in a while. We have a war of classism not racism. That's not to say it doesn't exist, it always will.
Great conversation. I've read McWhorter's book and it's truly one of the best of the past decade or so. I would quibble somewhat with his assessment that members of the woke religion, as he refers to it, are unable to be reached and instead have to be circumvented by the culture. It may be that some are too far gone, but perhaps it's as difficult as reasoning a devout catholic into atheism, say, which isn't unheard of. I think I still prefer the term "cult," but McWhorter makes a strong case for his use of "religion."
I am Asian. One time I was wrongly accused something on a meeting. I tried to explain. My boss told me later that she was shocked that I was defensive!!!
Just Great! This was the best dialogue professor McWhorter has presented his ideas and views about "Woke" people and his solutions. I watch many of his debates and presentations, but this one I believe could change some of those "Woke" people. Andrew Yang made a great impression also. I hope this is seen by many.
I just stumbled upon this video as it was in my recommended video feed. I had no idea you were starting a show like this but I’m glad I found it. Great discussion!!
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Props to Andrew Yang for being intellectually open rather than ideologically close-minded.
the uncontrollable giggles just ends it for me.
@@TheShootist yeah, so annoying! The unjustified giggling in the middle of his own sentences that sounded much louder than anything else.
@@TheShootist Basically it's a habit he developed as an apology to the listener for saying "you (John) and I agree on this thing".
It doesn't play well in a long format discussion like this.
woah big words
@@paintball130 You lost?
I'm a mixed woman & live in NYC, like John's daughters. We really need to elevate rational voices like his. My parents are professors & in medicine. I grew up with more privilege than most. Point is, this media messaging that anyone brown is put-upon and needs lower standards is not helpful. 10 years ago, I felt like I was treated normally, whereas now I notice wht folks treating me with kid gloves, like I'm a pet or token. I just want it to stop
Will Smith is oppressed despite all the wealth. It's a bit ironic.
I'm a brown asian immigrant and I feel the same way.
It can’t stop. Pandora’s box is open
I'm a mixed woman as well. Just recently a high end store I loved to shop in started sending black people to only assist me in the store. I'm not the kind of person who "needs to see my face everywhere." I told them if they wanted to get technical hire a staffer that is black, white, south and east Asian because this is who I truly am. From that point forward I've only shopped online. This is sad because this hurts the employees not me. However I don't want to be in the middle of someone's political battle.
@@mcraft1181 To me I would rather someone call me a slur then all these passive aggressive people thinking I am so emotionally unwell that I can't have a white cashier and cam only be okay with a black one. It is so dismissive of me as a person. Like you really think I am unstable
I'm a right of center libertarian, and man oh man- I find Yang's thoughtful, kind intellectualism so damned refreshing. I hope he continues to forge ahead in the political sphere. We need more like him.
I'm left of center and I feel the same way. I'm so over the extreme view points tearing society apart.
thats also what we call a weak republican
@@andyelliott22 I'm decidedly not a Republican. Or a Democrat. I respect the Constitution.
@@andyelliott22 yes! Political purity is exactly what we need! 😂
@@tehhzombeh6810 how many republicans vs democrats have you voted for?
I absolutely can't stress enough how encouraging it is to have Yang engaging with these voices! John nearly single-handedly kept my sanity intact during the madness of 2020.
B76
these two should be the NY senate delegation. Throw out shumer and gillenbrand
read Thomas Sowell
John and Ayishat Akanbi kept me sane as well.
>nearly single-handedly kept my sanity intact during the madness of 2020
Imagine being a brainlet.
As a black middle-class man, I definitely needed this interview.
I’m pretty sure your hatred of Biden is what made you need this interview.
@@saberur66 I don't think about Presidents much. But I'd say there hasn't been a good one since Kennedy. I do feel that your putting me in a box is a microagression though. I hate those.
If you like him, check out Thomas Sowell. Changed my life.
Living your life with the White Man’s Burden and White Guilt at the same time must be taxing
@@hapeeboy8186 read some Malcolm X and then speak my dude.
I’m taking a Linguistics class with Dr. McWhorter at Columbia this semester and let me tell y’all, he is just as compelling to listen to and speak with each day as he is in this interview. One of the sharpest minds I’ve met.
Seems like he does a lot of pandering I'm sure you did enjoy him.
@@carlalandrau6033 do you have evidence of this ? Or you just don’t like his evidence because you’re emotional
@@carlalandrau6033 Sounds like this is the first time in your life you've ever not been pandered to and are confused by it.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat I don't need validation .
@@carlalandrau6033 Carla it sounds like you do, cause you left the bubble for one video and you think a black linguistics professor speaking their minds honestly must be pandering. You're willing to completely disregard his truth because it disagrees slightly with the open pandering you've become accustomed to from the hard left who tells you nothing in your life is your fault, you're just a victim, it's The Other keeping you down. That's pandering, Carla.
Great interview. One of my favorite things about Andrew Yang is that he has always had this intellectual honesty about him. And he tends to attract others who have high intellectual honesty. Sorely needed in today's politics, left and right.
That's why he isn't the President of the US. I'm not even convinced by some of his positions, but what is clear is he has integrity.
I agree. I just wish he did more research on some topics.
@@Rabbithole8 My biggest draw to Yang is that he largely avoided mudslinging his political opponents. My biggest detractor to other political competitors is that they mudsling their opponents. I'd love to just focus on real performance/policy accomplishments but I also really care about a person's honesty and character, esp since performance seems so difficult to measure/pin on an individual/their administration.
intellect will get you nowhere with the two-party system. The people voting are the masses, and the average are too stupid to understand. If you trigger emotions, you can get votes.
@@laughter95 In the last election, most of the democratic candidates devolved into identity-politics and trying to out-woke one another with mud-slinging. What Biden's election showed is that thankfully most of the people didn't care about all that and an old, white, straight male still turned out to be more popular than all the younger, diverse candidates. Would any of them be doing a better job than him, right now? Maybe. Maybe not. As an example to that, everyone can just remind themselves of Vice President Kamala Harris telling migrants to not come here, because they can't handle them, even thought being pro-immigrant was one of the major platforms EVERY democratic candidate was sooo big on. But, when it came to it, with her even being VP, they were faced with reality and that maybe it wasn't going to be as easy as they imagined during their campaigning. Don't know how many years Biden's got in him, but it will be interesting to see if the democratic candidates will do the same come the next election. Meaning, will they make the same mistakes.
Depending on who's asking, I could be construed a "Republican" or a "Democrat". Andrew Yang, you would have my vote.
ive been accused of being both welcome to the club lol
Same!
I think we need more people in the “ independent” category. This way political candidates have to talk issues and not try to pandering for votes from people who vote party line blindly.
@@kimle848 I agree.
Same here!
I grew up the only white family on an Apache reservation. At school I was picked on specifically for the way I looked. Later in life we moved from the reservation, to a predominantly black/brown neighborhood. Where again I was picked on for being one of the only white kids. I think it’s just human nature to a certain extent to view difference with suspicion. I also made many friends and gained a great sense of what it feels like to be discriminated against based only on skin color or outer appearance. I learned to take and make jokes. Not take myself too seriously. And that there is a huge difference between people with ordinary everyday ignorance and a truly hateful person. Great conversation! I really enjoyed it.
While I didn't have the experience of being a minority in terms of skin colour, where I grew up, I grew up around a lot of European people from different countries, mostly Italians. When we were kids, and even to this day, we would all take the piss out of each other and our cultures. And as the only Ukrainian, I generally got quite a big dose of people making fun of my culture, but by that same token, we would also make fun of Italians, polish, Germans, the British, and the French. Most of us are still friends to this day, 25 years later.
There's a certain inner peace that is developed when you can laugh at yourself and also be comfortable to laugh at others for their differences. Not to be mean, but to have a laugh. I also find that some of the funniest things you can say about anothers culture is when there is a grain of truth and you've come to understand it yourself.
Only white folks would believe this BS story. White folks get the hell out of places where they are minority and never mind moving into a black neighbourhood.
@@mikeconnors3880 this guy's got some issues 😂
@@mikeconnors3880 how can you generalize like that?
@@thegreatbrard My guess is it's a bot meant to stir the pot. A "pot bot" if you will. I assume this is the case bc no real person is stupid enough to actually type that.
John McWhorter is such an important person for the time we're in: calm, reasonable, fair, level-headed. If anyone can speak in a convincing way to people of all political beliefs and help break the spell of woke madness that has infected this country, it's him.
+SpookyApparition Shrieking hysteria over the undefinable "woke" boogieman is batshit insanity.
@@highroller-jq3ix OK bro
@@SpookyApparition You represent the anti-"woke" hysterical mob perfectly, sis. Thanks for the confirmation.
@@highroller-jq3ix OK bro.
@@SpookyApparition You represent the anti-"woke" hysterical mob perfectly, sis. Thanks for the confirmation.
I'm wanting to give Yang another look, now that he has interest in talking with John McWhorter. I really digging the shift to 3rd party as well. Thanks for staying in the game, Andrew!
A third party will only give the Republican party more power. All is needed is a viable progressive wing, of the Democrat party, who will ask something of the public other than our vote. Sanders said during the campaign, that a massive movement would be needed, to get progressive policies enacted. He was half right. It will require massive social involvement of the public, in creating a new social culture, that is conducive to peaceful living.
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 yang is a centrist. lots of republicans support yang. still not a fan of the shift as he will probably no longer have a chance at running for public office
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 good thing yang doesnt want just “a third party”. He wants 5 parties
@@person3070 if you call Yang a centrist you know nothing about him.
@@bobbucks he doesn’t exactly fall into any category is what I mean. Moderate Democrat still isn’t that accurate since the freedom dividend is his own idea. Medicare expansions seem pretty progressive. His stance of drugs is pretty progressive. Gun control he seems moderate.
Wow, I can see why Andrew Yang left the Democrats. He's too honest and sensible for that party.
He literally ran for president as a dem and lost. He ran for mayor of NYC as a demo and lost. He didn't leave because he is "sensible", he left because he clearly can't succeed in the party. Many of his ideas that he wanted to implement are literally what all republicans call socialism/communism. By anyone's standards he is a far left liberal...whether he calls himself a dem or not doesn't change that.
@@isaackvasager9957 Absolute truth, a snake in disguise.. he really thinks he is one of the chosen............. Fk Him....
That party just went damn insane.
A couple of years ago, these guys were perfect in that party.
yup. they did everything they could to undermine him.
After Yang got buried by the establishment pundits during the 2020 democratic primary, it unfortunately seemed like he bent the knee and accepted their consultants into his campaign/movement. Seeing these “controversial” interviews gives me hope that Yang is back to his authentic problem-solving self that made a unique voice in our political discourse
Yes, as many of yang supporters like ourselves were disappointed, I'm sure Andrew himself felt that disappointment the most. Hoping he can bounce back.
Yang was driving woke racism (he visited the rapist that police shot that caused the kyle rittenhouse incident, and said some shifty shit about stop Asian hate in nyc) because it got him attention, now he playing the other side, seems like a snake in the fucking grass to me.
AGREE! 👍
@@jon8864 dafuq are you talking about?
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McWhorter is one of my favorite people. It's so rare to have a public intellectual like him in the modern day who is both willing to speak his mind on these "dangerous" topics and who has such a reasonable, crystal clear and measured perspective. Before stumbling upon him on RUclips several years ago, I'd thought that type of intellectual was extinct. When he says that he's not saying anything that so-and-so people aren't already thinking but are afraid to say, I think he's correct on many points, but not all. He has some genuine insight and it's more than just having the moxy to speak up against the mob.
He's also an amazing lecturer on Linguistics: understandable by the layman but very full of insight. You should check out his lectures if you can find them (e.g. Wondrium).
It really helps that he shares many ideas and opinions on racism in the US with the people acting out this woke racism so he can make sense to them as well
I'm so glad that John and Andrew connected and made this so that their reasonable and solution focused message could be shared. Andrew needs to continue to be vocal about this as an Asian man, he has a unique opportunity to challenge and direct the narrative away from black vs white to unity for all and that America is open to everyone.
Yang definitely is shadow banned. This video should have gotten 50k views easily.
Yang needs to never use his race as leverage. Ever. He’s never been a race baiter or exploiter. He doesn’t need to start now.
@@OhYaSure I'm a conservative and had some respect for yang but then I saw him leverage race a bit when I watched democrat primaries to see what we were up against. I hoped he moved away from that and it seems he is. Respect restored.
@@jmailmonopolis6296 I never saw him do that. I don't doubt you. I'm also a conservative. At the end of the day Yang didn't want to lose his friends by picking the Republicans. I think he could have chosen either one. He knew he won't win and trying to make the Democracts more moderate is a patriotic act.
@@xithepooh It does have 50k views.
I was a life long Dem until wokeness. this podcast should be required viewing.
Great conversation! Our society really needs to get a grip on all of this performative faux outrage any time somebody says something or doesn’t say thing.
id say something, but it'll probably get auto deleted by youtube because words are violence to you fartmeizers
Thing is... it's not performative at the grass roots, where they are not shown real discernment and are fed and taught the outrage. The kids don't know better, it's all they know. Thru don't realise role models and leadership they resonate with taking advantage of their naivete
@@unpopularopinionedpariah6102 watch it buddy. I'm 1/32 German and fartmeizer is offensive to me. Your walking on thin ice.
@@calebwilliams586 I'm also partially blind, so i take offense to your "watch it" mannerisms. I'm literally genetically unable to fix this problem... you have no idea the pain i go thru everyday because i cant ACTUALLY "watch it" as good as people with 20/20 privilege.
@@unpopularopinionedpariah6102 I think Williams may have been joking around and was not serious. Him mentioning he is 1/32 German should have been an indicator that he was goofing around.
Andrew Yang is always evolving innovating and getting more knowledgeable about the world each and every day and that's what I love about him. Let's go Andrew Yang keep moving forward to make the world a better place!
HELL YES. Loved seeing these two guys on Bill Maher together, and I'm sooo stoked to see them have a long-form convo with one another.
I think Yang definitely is suppressed by the YT algo. Id expect 50k views at a minimum if normal.
me too man. such a delight to hear all of this.
@@xithepooh As of me typing this, the view count is over 23k. I think the word is getting out, and people are sharing this vid! #yanggang
I felt really let down by that panel. You have Yang and Mcwhorter on and you're talking about Dave Chapelle? Just felt like a wasted opportunity imo
@@jasper_of_puppets It's now at 65k, the problem is it only has 3.3k upvotes (no idea how many downvotes), but that small # of upvotes can't help the algorithm
Andrew is so damn likable. He is so genuine and it brings out the best in everyone. I love John as well. Great discussion! John McWhorter is right about so much. Just ordered his book.
I am so jealous of all the kids that get to take classes with Professor McWhorter. Brilliant and funny. The ultimate professor combo.
atleast he isnt Brilliant but lazy wink emoji
@@michaelappel103 What?
@@Puleczech I guess you don't watch the Spiderman movies
I only know him because of all his lectures on the Great Courses. Love his stuff
Crazy timing for me to hear about this. I was just in the TYT comment section explaining these concepts to those woke racists last week. TYT was saying people were delusional republicans because of white privilege and people attacked me for calling that out as racist. I hope this book is a sign of more people realizing how far they've gone.
Quite the descent into the world of the lobotomized the comment sections under TYT, Sam Seder, David Pakman etc. videos.
Trying to convince woke that they're wrong is akin to arguing with Jeff Dahmer about why there's better food than people.
@@bassandtrebleclef That's a crock.
@@noeltaylor3594 Close, but not quite! it's a Crockpot with the simmering head of a hapless Gashlycrumb.
That’s where you messed up. The TYT audience and them themselves aren’t open to explanation. The hate and anger that fills them is not sustainable for them. They’ll give themselves ulcers and high blood pressure eventually. And only after they are the brink of destroying themselves will they be open to a different opinion.
Impeccable interview. Great guest, great structure, great vibe. Thank you for taking more social risk. Please take more. It helps model how the country should be.
I'm not completely on board with some of Andrew's ideas but there is no denying the man has integrity and principles. It makes me sad that exactly because of that he will not be allowed a place at the big table. I sincerely hope that changes.
So true
Thank you for addressing the issue with black boys! I am an elementary teacher in a school where I see this! We need to hold the children accountable for their behavior but also help them learn. Excusing it because of their color does not help them. We only enable them and hurt the other children in the meantime. Love them enough to guide them.
This “no accountability” movement attempt at “equity” has nothing to do with raising black people & everything to do with creating division & chaos for the purpose of ushering in Marxism & authoritarianism. In other words, those who claim to work for the benefit black people are, in fact, sacrificing them for the sake of power. It’s just a deeper, more radical version of the left’s decades long march toward permanent power thru policies designed to make POC eternally dependent Democrat voters.
The district I work in is immersed in the "restorative justice" approach and they apply it to all colors, to the detriment of the schools. We had a freshman literally urinate on the floor of the library just for fun and he received virtually no consequence. We are ruining these kids, and sadly I believe it's by design.
@@maldad9073 It is by design. I’m certain of it.
@@Lucypetuniaggm "marxism and authoritarianism" don't mix. They are complete opposites. I'm sorry. Try a gain.
@@Lucypetuniaggm "eternally dependent Democrat voters"? No, the southern Strategy did that, but it was long after the Republican Party dumped blacks in 1877 and again in 1928.
two very eloquent, sensible, highly educated and likeable people--joy to the world. love both of these blokes.
As a lifelong conservative white female, it's beyond frustrating for anyone to assign ill motives and intent to me just because I am white, then claim I am the one who is racist. People who don't even know me seem to think they can read my mind. There's no point arguing with them because they're so convinced I'm the bad guy, they won't hear what I have to say. That is not a conversation. So I say nothing and just walk away. I'm done trying to have a rational discussion about it.
Eventually this ideology will fall apart due to it's many contradictions.
Even though I consider myself a somewhat left-leaning independent, I sympathize with you. People of all political leanings have been generalizing and belittling to each other. This shouldn't be happening. We are humans, not orcs (or worse, Psychlos from Battlefield Earth who are arrogant, uncooperative, violent, and very very stupid).
What you are saying is one of the first signs of a coming civil war. Probably won’t happen next year….but……ten years?
girl, it's so much weirder than people thinking they can 'read your mind', or assuming you're racist just bc you're conservative and white. these people hold the belief that ALL white people, regardless of leaning left or right, are INHERENTLY and necessarily racist. there's absolutely no way around it, bc the MOST racist thing you can possibly say is "I’m not racist"... to these people, this claim is "failing to acknowledge that as a white person you are in fact racist on a deep, subconscious level you're not even aware of" 🤣 like, oh really ??! cool thanks good to know
@@nicolette7007 To be honest, I have seen my fair share of people online who talked shit about other ethnicities while claiming not to be racist (some called themselves "race realists" or whatever). For instance, I once called out a guy for talking ill about Jewish people in general and he claimed that he wasn't racist.
I understand that many people are falsely accused as racist with little evidence and it is concerning. If I have to give an absolute answer, I'd use my actions instead of words (not counting how I talk with other people, as those kinds of words are good indicators of personality) to show them I am friendly.
I could listen to John talk all day
Professor McWhorter is an American treasure. Godspeed 🙏🏽
Fuck it vote him in let's do it he's by far the most sane person I've heard thus far
Sanity 2024
Here's him playing the other side:
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The Democrats chose Joe Biden over him. Think about how insane they are.
@@GrubKiller436 And to ice the cake, they chose Harris- that's all anyone needs to know...
I don't know where I've been that I missed Yang having a show, but I'm here for it!
Having John on says something great about it already.
Just love listening to Andrew and his guests always so powerful and positive 🙇🙇♂️🙇🙇♂️ definitely making me believe we can make this world a better place definitely makes me wanna be better
So glad you're doing this. We have mutual friends that believe in CRT. They stopped talking to me because I defended the individual. They think I'm racist because I don't believe in judging all white people by the color of their skin. My hope is that since I'm not the only one in their lives who believes this, they will come to the realization that maybe, just maybe, it's wrong to judge people by the color of their skin. Keep at it Andrew!
I agree. Democrats of all races are always telling my black family how they "talk and act too white."
@@jmailmonopolis6296 that is extremely racist.
@@jmailmonopolis6296 sounds completely believable.
It's absurd that we're in a time where *not* judging people by their skin color is considered racist by many people.
@@jmailmonopolis6296 I was told that too. Been told all my life. But I've also got that from white females over the years, and they weren't "Democrats". I get pissed at my fellow black people and some I can't stand. However, it doesn't dismiss the systemic bias that's been part of this country for years and a study of race, a Critcal study, would show us all the systems.
Love Yang, feel like I would enjoy having a coffee with him. Level headed but idealistic at heart
Yeah he seems like a great conversationalist. He can talk and laugh about the absurdity of certain aspects of our existence- including struggles and suffering- while still acknowledging their severity. Being able to be level-headed and attack issues while maintaining levity is a nice quality.
Andrew Yang is a true national gem that would've made a great president 😭
He's still running, what are you talking about?
@@OGPimpin He is? News to me
@@jpkaneshida242 Usually the first time anyone runs for president it's considered a kind of experimental run. It's meant to get their names out there, make them a nationwide name. Then if they get some traction they make a more serious run later on.
his policies are garbage. That is why he won't be president.
This is a better platform for him and everyone.
THEE most reasonable conversation I've heard in a while.
I’ve been watching John in his conversations w/ Glen for years. Despite his penetrating insight into many of today’s most significant political and social problems, he seems like a genuinely nice guy with whom it would be marvelous to share a bottle of wine and conversation.
You give me hope, Mr. Yang.
This is a breath of fresh air. Please please, after 2 years of peak frustration we need more of this
This was reallt refreshing to see a politician talk about these issues in a non hysterical way. Yang seems badass
Yang is the real deal, and also actually has never been elected to office so not even really a politician. Just a good dude trying to solve problems. Been watching his progress since 2018 and honestly he has just gotten better and better. I respect his devotion and genuineness
I really liked him a lot, he actually got me into politics, I say the Joe Rogan pad cast with him, donated to him, then realized how bad the DNC is. I was sad to see him work for CNN, I worry the donors got to him. If he got chosen as a Vice President for the Republican nominee, I would definitely support.
Spoke to soon, Lol, watched the first part of the video, I just don’t see that way anymore, the plandemic changed my thought process, I am about freedom.
I’m so grateful for this video and for conversations like these. I am not a liberal - I am for limited, constitutional government, individual rights, and I am against the welfare state - and I am not a conservative - I am an atheist, I am for capitalism because it is the only moral system (not just because it works better than any other system for “delivering the goods”), I am not for “family values,” I am for unrestricted immigration, and so many other things. But in watching this video, I feel like I branched out from the videos I normally watch, and I’m glad I did. I know John McWhorter says he’s 1960s liberal, so I was pleasantly surprised by his message, his dedication to reason and truth, and his integrity in fighting this new religion.
What I find refreshing about this party is the tone of conversation. It's amicable, reasonable, and honest.
It has purpose and ambitions, with an objective, but the objective is not being muddled with petty dispute. Where I find even my favorite news commentators slipping, this initiative seems laser focused on the issues facing Americans, and less concerned with superficial titles that are ultimately used solely to otherise and create tribes of dissent than of unity.
Days before Andrew released this initiative, "Forward" was a motif in my comments. There are forward thinkers in every sect of society, in every nation. This movement isn't limited to those carrying the torch leading the way. The movement is guided by the will of the people who are all collectively making individual steps forward.
I hope people will be inspired, and possess courage enough to run for office under the Forward Party. Advocate for local changes.
I've heard the saying "You can't reinvent the wheel." Well, last time I checked we weren't riding around in wooden wagons. It's odd to be ruled by political thought, as old as wagon wheels.
beautifully said
These conversations help _all_ of us dismantle and digest the societal-level passive-aggressive behavior that is woke racism. It has real meaning, and generates a feeling of hope, when we can witness and mentally participate in such an honest and clear minded conversation, where linguistic taboos are cast aside (for the most part), and the religion of woke is dissected and analyzed in an objective and rational way. thank you Andrew, and also thank you for your book John.
Excuse me, sir/miss. Perhaps I'm asking the wrong person, but I'm a little confused as to what constitutes as "woke" and how do we separate it from being appropriately sensitive. What is your stance?
@@cadethumann8605 I’ll give you my interpretation, see if it’s any use.
The present day “woke” Left is a reincarnation of the self righteous, censorious, finger-pointing, “holier-than thou” attitude typical of the religious Right wing of the 1970’s and 80’s.
I’ve lived through both eras, and get the exact same instinctive repulsion from both ideologies.
Except that the “woke” version is even worse, as it’s a betrayal of everything the centre Left, epitomised by Martin Luther King, were fighting for in the 20th century.
The present day “woke” Left has abandoned the working class, in fact has abandoned “class” distinction’s altogether to focus instead on racial division and race hustling.
Thats why the term “woke” has become a pejorative.
@@terrypussypower While I agree that any cause, no matter how noble, can have followers who go too far and act self-righteous and even violent, it does beg the question: where do we draw the line? I find that being anti-woke can also go too far as many of such people also try to find problems to make sensational headlines (if not outright hostility or even bigotry).
As an independent who I suppose leans a bit towards left, I try to refrain from hostility and discuss with civility. Since politics is not entirely black and white (while idiots and assholes on either side get more attention, there are the less vocal and more understandable folk), I constantly wonder what is the right choice and how far should I take it.
As the saying goes, those who fight monsters must see to themselves they don't become monsters.
@@daxu9605 Pardon me, sir/miss. I don't think I understand all of this colorful description with terms like dissent, engaging with people, etc. If you don't mind, could you try to streamline or summarize it for me? Or explain like I'm five?
I do hope that you aren't suggesting the past was better in this regard. While I would be interested if more people explored the positive aspects of our ancient ancestors (like, It'd be nice to see stories about Knights who were actually decent folk and not just ones who gleefully butchered and assaulted defenseless people like in many modern tellings of medieval times), people definitely discriminated, tortured, brutalized, and exterminated. I'd be careful with romanticizing the past.
@@cadethumann8605 Hi sir/miss, I am not advocating for romanticizing the past at all. That would be a terrible stance.
Point 1: All of this has happened before, on both left and right. People have done terrible things using similar techniques. This goes all the way to the ancient past.
Point 2: I was trying to answer your original point of people going too far. I think I actually misunderstood your question, and that has contributed to the confusion. I thought you were asking how do we tell who is trying to legitimately having a conversation and who is going too far.
I have deleted my comment, because it doesn't make any sense without my misread/misunderstood question.
Yes, I agree with you about not going too far ourselves as well. That's why I always try to engage based on substance and not on emotions. I find it's helpful to acknowledge the substantive points of the person I am talking to. Otherwise, they would feel like I am just trying to pick on them, as oppose to a dialogue.
It was great chatting with you. Have you checked out John's book? Any thoughts on the book or what he has said?
It's so refreshing to hear two adult intellectuals have a civil conversation about "Wokeness" without the yelling, shouting, breaking things and virtue signalling.
Thank you for inviting John McWhorter. He is the voice America needs right now. This was a terrific conversation.
This was by far the most insightful discussion on racism I've ever watched. For those of you who aren't familiar with Professor McWhorter, he has a brilliant set of lectures called "The Story of Human Language" produced by The Teaching Company, aka The Great Courses. I'm super glad to have stumbled across this video.
It feels so refreshing to see people like Andrew finally calling this out. We had cultivated such an era of fear to discuss these topics I though this woke racism was going to be the future. Glad to know there is still individuals out there with a strong moral compas
A bunch of studies have shown it's better to go to second tier "sub ivy" schools, because kids get to be a big fish in a smaller pond, which raises their confidence versus being in the bottom half of Harvard. My friend was in the bottom half of her law school class and the Dean got up and said only the top third of students should expect to become practicing lawyers. Her confidence was utterly decimated and indeed she never ended up practicing law and had to work for 10+ years to dig out of law school debt.
I agree with you. It's worth noting, however, that there will always be a bottom half of Harvard; in other words, it is less of a problem of being on the bottom half and more a matter of lax or corrupt admission standards. It's too painful to most people to be firing on all cylinders, exceeding your limits over and over only to be the absolute struggling bottom of the heap dying a slow death on the slide to failure. Being more realistic about the brutal nature of the competition between talents should be the rule, not the exception: people who won't be stopped won't be anyhow, and those who have better options and less of an appetite for struggle and travails will have better understanding of their situation from which to recognize and decide to take those better options.
@@xandercorp6175 Perhaps true. But if they told the truth about competition, where would all the tuition money come from!
@@xandercorp6175 Agreed. It is a problem of knowing how to handle failure/expectations. And, as you put it, the solution is developing the right mindset to not be stopped regardless of your circumstances. I know a person who went to community college and became a brilliant tech millionaire anyways. I've attended two top 30 schools (Cornell and the University of Michigan), and I find that the quality is severely inflated with all things considered. Besides, all this education is meaningless if we can't mentally/emotionally deal with the world.
Malcolm Gladwell goes into depth about this. Very fascinating.
Elitism only works if we buy into it.
What a relief to see this interview. Looking forward to the day when woke racism and racist identity politics is in the dustbins of history.
Great discussion and I ordered the book. The racism of today is a lot deeper than race. I grew up in a world where being Catholic/Protestant or Italian/Irish vastly outweighed being white/black. I grew up in a world where when you first met someone the second question they always had was "what are you?" So whatever racism is, it stems from something a lot deeper than skin color. Hope that makes sense.
What????
@@skipfluck4299 obviously you are too young to understand. This is what was done. Nationalty and religion were always asked of someone.
Just as ambiguous as all the other Americans.
@@r.c.7762 I would add, it was restricted to large cities and northern.
It's called WASPy supremacy. And it didn't "outweigh" the white/black racism. It only felt that way to you because you didn't see the racism hidden in the shadows due to segregationist times.
I’m so proud of Andrew yang for escaping the clutches of the democrats. A lot of people are leaving both parties due to just pure bs of both parties not acting like adults. They rather fight like kids and embarrass themselves in front of the entire world. Mr Yang please continue to be a shining hope for everyone in the world. And John I loves you
he will crawl back to them when he wants to run for something again
@@cuomosrevenge947 nah he got his mind made up.
@@cuomosrevenge947 He ran with the Democrats because he didn't know any better. He thought they could be reasoned with. The truth is that neither party can be reasoned with. Yang is independent now and is running his own party.
@@dylanhaymore608 that part. Both parties are just childish
@@cuomosrevenge947 he just started the forward party. Also... politician's should try to work together for all of us rather than work against one another
Niceee. Good to see yang being brave enough to critique the left. He’s definitely been holding back on his qualms with the progressives, hopefully he can be more candid about their shortcomings now that he’s no longer a democrat.
Just proves Yang isn’t a progressive. His party is going nowhere
@@MrTassoon his party just started and it’s already better then the Democrat or Republican Party.
@@GreenPartyHat not with Yang acting like a republican
@@MrTassoon He’s acting like a centrist. Just saying common sense things.
@@MrTassoon Since when does the Republican Party want UBI or Democracy dollars? I recommend researching an individual before criticizing them, because right now you definitely sound clueless. Just because Yang doesn't fit your definition of the word progressive doesn't change the fact that he is.
Way to go brother. So called "woke racism" is really a big problem that my family and I face everyday in America 🤦🏿♂️
I hope this goes viral towards the people that need to here this perspective.
They are slowly realizing that systemic racism in the current day is a myth. With exceptions like affirmative action and black-black in group racism.
I love this segment, because I see the cause of the problem (tribalism) across almost all topics these days. Racism comes from our innate tribalism. US politics have become tribal as can be, thus why most people won't budge on their views (even when presented with a logical argument demonstrating the blatant contradiction in those positions) . Their views represent their tribes views and that is all that matters when people go so tribal. It ends up being us vs them regarding everything. Progressives (by name, not the people actually for progress) are just as tribal as Trumpers, yet they assume they are superior when they are just as much a part of the problem.
True progressives (like Yang) take a practical approach and they such up their emotional biases and avoid going tribal. Our tribal brain is our lizard brain. It's instinctual, unaware, visceral, illogical and can't see reason. We need to use our pre-frontal cortex to solve problems in a practical manner, because only our cortexes can squelch our emotional and tribal biases which blinds us to the feasible solutions.
Agreed. As someone who voted for Trump in the general election (not because I liked the guy but because I thought he would do a better job than Biden/neoliberalism), I can say that this is the problem on both sides. What you're talking about is exacerbated by social media and software algorithms. I don't have proof that it is intentional, but it is happening either way. And it's an example of us developing and using technology that we aren't mentally/emotionally prepared to handle. Our material world continues to rapidly advance, while our mental/emotional one has not made much progress in thousands of years. It's a very dangerous situation when one really thinks about where this is all headed, and if history tells us anything, it is likely to be abused for power and control.
On another note, I don't think 'true' progressives and many Trump supporters are that different in their goals as they may first think. Many Trump supporters are populists and want some of the same things as progressives. Or, at least, they can agree on many of the problems in this country. That's why the old guard Republicans ended up turning on Trump and supporting Biden (either publically or secretly). Despite being semi-incompetent, he threatened their existing order. In my view, there is an order of elites that runs the world, and it doesn't really matter whether they have an R or a D behind their names. But, unfortunately, their interests are usually not in the best interests of regular people. And so, they encourage fighting amongst ourselves to maintain their power. IMO, that's why we see so much emphasis on identity politics rather than more critical issues like the financial system, war/imperialism, and legal reform.
@@scratchpenny I couldn't agree more with what you stated and it's nice to see others of whom totally get it. I think you nailed it with your assessment. The powers that be absolutely want to keep people divided, otherwise someone like Yang might get elected and give the power back to the people.
Unfortunately, I don't see how things can change until the masses wake up and realize how they are being controlled to vote for the leaders in the best interest of the powers that be (basically the extremely rich and powerful).
Right from the start it was clear that they most certainly didn't want genuine and intelligent leaders like Yang or Tulsi and they did a good job at turning people against them. Even though they had no real dirt on them. Social media, Ai algorithms and echo chambers are powerful tools for the powers that be to play people like puppets on a string, to do their bidding.
It's very sneaky control and most people don't see how they are being influenced to go against their own best interests.
I don't think the tech companies did it intentionally, but they were blinded by their greed for advertising dollars and now the people are the product. Coders tend to be very strong in analytical intelligence, but weak in emotional and social intelligence. I'm not surprised that they over looked the negative affect on society.
It's causing people to be extremely tribal and irrational and it can't go on like this. This dire problem needs attention, because things will only get worse if it isn't addressed.
Keep being a voice of reason and try to help as many people as you can to see the light. Tribalism blinds people, where they no longer can see reality clearly. Echo chambers don't equate to reality, but many people see their reality through only their echo chambers.
Have a happy holiday.
Amen. As both of you in the comments have said - the cultural war is a manufactured distraction by the elites to divide us and keep us easy to conquer. The simple truth is the elites are on the same team when it comes to class struggles. Which is why the only thing they argue about is the culture. Because end of the day they all just want wealth and power and control, and they can have that as long as we peasants keep fighting amongst each other like rats.
@@ShadyRonin Yep.
It's a side effect of runaway capitalism. Decades of right wing policy took its toll not just on the economy, but society. "Woke" ideology is, in effect, a new religion, a post-modern rather than pre-modern religion, and individuals and institutions with enormous amount of capital have embraced it in the same manner they did Christian faith during the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Big capital, the rich and powerful, seek ideology as a method of controlling the population, and when the evangelicals and other radical conservatives fell out of favor with the public, intersectional race and gender ideology was in effect chosen by a new generation of corporations to become the tool by which they keep the public divided and feuding among itself.
Capitalism is by nature feudal, and so society inherits feudal tendencies when the institutions founded on free market ideology are allowed to grow in power and wealth unimpeded. The "woke mob" as it were is actually quite far to the right, they are not anti-capitalist, but actually a crucial tool of the very institutions they would have you believe they're against.
This is, in effect, the results of the "free market" ideology people like Reagan and Henry Kissinger pushed, and little do most people know that identitarianism has always been a mainstay of right wing propagandists, long before they began courting conservatives. Most of the propaganda in the USA has its roots in the work of a man who got his career started by selling cigarettes to flappers, branding them as a symbol of feminist liberation.
All post-modern ideology creates a no truth only power environment that inevitably collapses into feudal conflict, and capitalist ideology as well as "woke" ideology have a strong point of compatibility on that shared feature. Corporations fly the banner of LGBTQ or BLM precisely because they know such ideologies divide the public with unreal nonsense, such that they can't unite on shared class issues.
I am seeing the Arts funding in the US being decimated by a layer of Equity consultants. It’s absolutely absurd and nothing but destructive. What can I do to personally as an artist to push back against this monolith ? Artists are extremely frustrated with having there work being shaped and used by politicians,oligarchs and bureaucrats.
No specific answers, but that's why it is essential to fight for freedom and civil liberties at all times. It shouldn't just be when it supports our political views. That's how this insidious authoritarianism makes headway - by manipulating us into believing that suppression of freedom and civil liberties is a good thing because 'Republicans' or some other group are against it. Whether it comes from the left or the right, it is never a good thing. It always leads to abuse and suppression of creative freedom.
V O T E ....out the parties and people propagating this nonsense. Boycott companies that are complicit.
Gotta make NFTs to sell to bored billionaires.
agreed, art these days are so loaded with hate, political messages, wokeness, etc. I just turn to Anime for the aesthetics and memes!
THANK YOU, Mr. Yang! John McWhorter is my hero - and I am so glad you are giving him another platform for which to speak logic and truth.
I'm actually reading this book right now. It is immeasurably important
Me too. Its a real page turner .
We need more people like Yang and McWhorter. I totally agreed with John on the issue of which college to go to. I have two kids in a competitive university and while my daughter worked well there, in hindsight I think that my son would have done much better in a less competitive environment. Matching the right level of competition to the right academic level and personality is the only way to go. This applies to all races.
Time Stamp 39:45, THANK YOU!!! I have been saying this for a while now. Im originally from South Korea. I went to San Jose State University after graduating high school in California. I got a degree in a STEM field. I am not a rich, but I am middle class. I enjoy my life, warts and all. Just because you do not get into an Elite University does not mean it is the end of the world.
My thumbs up to Andrew! It's tough to be Asian in America and most people pretend it's a no issue. He is honest and vunerable which makes him powerful. Keep at it!
How refreshing! Two people being down to earth and DISCUSSING issues without arguing.
Thank you. This is a better format. We should also bring people who do not already agree with Andrew to talk with him, as long as they can be respectful. It is time to have the tough conversations, and we need someone who can throw a hard question or two.
Would love a long abortion conversation
I genuinely appreciated this conversation.
Sincerely,
A first-generation Latin American immigrant from a low-income, single-parent home. And I'm conservative.
The Information delivered here, irreplaceable to anyone that cares about human beings surviving their shortcomings.
I always will support McWhorter for sharing this message, no matter what. Grateful to Yang for helping promote it
McWhorter the language man! best great courses lectures in the ttc catalog.
This is why I
I LOVE John!! What a well thought out book written by a beautiful mind. Thanks for having him on!!
John’s initial title for this book “The Elect”wouldn’t have gotten the interest that the new title would have…good call!!
The most valuable observation I heard in this insightful discussion is that other people aren’t thinking about you; they are busy thinking about themselves. We need to snap out of our middle school selves and grow up.
John’s so eloquent. Listen to his Munk debate on Modern day Critical Race Theory in schools.
These guys need to run for public office together
Underrated comment 👍
I’ve got the book and it’s really good but what’s a shame is there are few sentiments in it that haven’t been said a million times, mostly by non-POC, and I think - with all due respect to John - that’s primarily why ppl are listening and haven’t been trashing the book outright. And I don’t think John would even argue that point much as he’s highly cognizant of the position he found himself in to be commentating on the subject, likely a reason which compelled him to toss his hat in the ring
"what’s a shame is there are few sentiments in it that haven’t been said a million times, mostly by non-POC".
Do you mean White conservatives? If that is the case, that is not surprising. It defends their positions on race, matters, but what of the economic arguments on the Left, that McWhorter agrees are valid? These are largely summarily rejected, by the same people, I would suspect. Does McWhorter defend or concede any of points woke-ism as valid, in his book?
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 No. From the likes of Sam Harris, Bill Marr, Jonathan Haidt, Andrew Sullivan, Michael Shermer, Peter Boghosian, Bari Weiss, Jesse Singal, Claire Lehmann, Cathy Young, Helen Pluckrose, Debrah Soh, Christina Hoff Sommers, Melissa Chen, and a myriad of others (who are on the left, btw...). Even by the likes of James Damore, who infamously got fired for benign, scientifically sound woke criticisms.The only POC I can think of at the moment that have parroted these sentiments are Coleman Hughes and Kmele Foster but neither have the reach / academic accolades comparable to McWhorter.
@@siriuslyspeaking9720 McWhorter certainly recognizes racism as an issue in the book, but acknowledges the racism of the "anti-racist" activists in what he coins to be "Third Wave Antiracism", distinct from the principles and practice of the civil rights movement, etc.
I appreciate McWhorter so much and am very happy to see you two having a long form discussion.
I supported Andrew in his presidential run , I still think he makes a hell of a lot of sense. In the end all of us our brothers and we all want better for our families and our kids and we can do that together , all of us, when we cast aside the hate mongers and race warriors and we just become a United American people. Nothing can stop a United America and we are all of us brothers if we believe in the ideal of what the country can be and offers. There is a reason we have so many different people all here and it’s because America is all about hope and realizing dreams, together.
Yeah, Yang is the only democratic leader I have respect for.
or at least former democratic leader. fortunately hes getting away from that nonsense.
If America denies justice for the crimes committed against my people and tell us that it's our responsibility alone to climb out of the concrete pit we were pushed into then you can forget about a United America. Black Americans shouldn't pull ourselves up with with an individualist mindset, but must pull each other up with the Black nationalist mindset.
Excellent conversation with two intelligent, rational men. We just ordered this book for our library and I can’t wait to read it.
Great interview..I’m reading John’s book, so thank you from Canada.
Andrew I'm very glad you had this guy on. Great conversation.
Much respect to these two gentlemen
Yang is the most open Democrat to ideas. This is discourse. We need more people like him on both sides.
Loved the comparison to religion. Great conversation.
Agreed
I'm an Independent Latino, Thank you!!
2:13 Whoever designed the intro is a genius!!!! The flag, the music, the loose cables, the contrast between darkness and light, with Forward at the top...great job!!!! Well done!!!
Great conversation too!!! Oxygen! Thanks for sharing.
The most important take-away (can't be said enough)...
Self-worth has zero to do with how we identity, what color we are, how others percieve us, or what tribe we belong to.
Rather, it is a gift we give to ourselves, irrespective of the myriad external aspects and relationships present in our lives.
Thank you gentleman for this insightful conversation.
Thanks for this positive energy.
I am generally conservative on most political matters, but this interview convinced me to purchase copies of both Woke Racism and Forward.
Amen. I read Yang’s book the War on Normal People years ago, also a really good read. Felt like Yang was the only Dem taking men’s problems seriously. Everything else the Dems stood for was basically virtue signaling. I’ve respected Yang a lot since reading his book and feel we need to elevate more voices like his into the spotlight. He’s a good dude just trying to solve problems.
It's good to see Yang's podcast is slowly regaining subscribers.
Was getting too ideological and along party lines for a bit. I remember getting annoyed at the ill researched comments a few times.
Now he’s switched to a more genuine, true to self type of podcast, which is what people loved about him to begin with. In a world of fake, Andrew himself, was very refreshing
@@vivianfreitaswithazhomesty4532 And the issue there wasn't Yang, but Zack and Carly having episodes and occasionally talking about stuff they didn't really know the facts about.
Zach seems like a nice enough person, but he is not why I'm here nor is he the person who inspires me to think we can have a bright future. It's all Yang.
@@esotericVideos
You’re probably right…fair point
@@esotericVideosI agree with your opinions on Zack. However, Yang and Zach are best friends and Yang is not the kind of guy to diss him off his podcast.
@@vivianfreitaswithazhomesty4532 When Yang was running for NYC mayor he didn't come on the podcast as much. I believed the mayoral campaign downsized his podcast audience.
35:21 - at my "prestigious" journalism school, I brought up something along these lines in a diversity in media class. The teacher immediately and directly called me "racist" and assigned additional coursework on the spot. I was only asking for additional perspective and info out of genuine concern and in an attempt to better understand the bias. Instead I ended up branded and ostracized. I have never been able to shake the feeling that the establishment of academia and the news media just don't care about reality unless it's salacious or palatable. This was years before cancel culture took off, so I escaped relatively unscathed, all things considered. John's words here give me validation all these years later.
Thanks for the interview, Andrew, and for the important book, John. Just ordered my copy.
This country has so much it needs to work on and continue to improve on and continue to understand. But this is the greatest country. It's why my family came here. It's why I don't want to leave. Important conversations are had here that will imprison you "there". Thank you for this important and difficult conversation.
Really good conversation. Hopefully, this type of dialogue can penetrate the mainstream.
Why would you want racist whos saying racism is bad (hypocrite) because his skin color, generally (not always), isnt good at managing money on mainstream? (the reason Im calling him racist is because he wants racists policy; policy that helps a specific skin color)
We need more discussions based on logic and less on posturing and extremism. Good stuff.
Sometimes extremism is correct though. being moderate for the sake of being moderate is awful. those are the people who wanted to maintain the status quo of slavery in the south and no slavery in the north because they were "moderate." logical people whatever your position are much better than "moderates."
Another great interview due to having the conversations others don't want to have. This is how we heal the country and move forward.
This is a very good discussion. I really appreciate the intellectual honesty of both parties and the attention to nuance of the subject matter since it seems to be that on both sides of the political spectrum we like to make grand generalizations of issues and leave out the very important nuance.
That's definitely true. It should be noted however that Yang and McWhorter are both best described as center left.
@@nealorr5086 I'm aware of that. My point is more that typically this topic gets overly simplified on both sides of the political spectrum, so it's nice to see that there's a more nuanced convo happening regardless of political position of the parties talking.
Wow. This conversation is the most sane thing I've heard in a while. We have a war of classism not racism. That's not to say it doesn't exist, it always will.
Adding a false war of class is no different. How about there is no war of anything, but its YOU vs YOU.
Great conversation. I've read McWhorter's book and it's truly one of the best of the past decade or so. I would quibble somewhat with his assessment that members of the woke religion, as he refers to it, are unable to be reached and instead have to be circumvented by the culture. It may be that some are too far gone, but perhaps it's as difficult as reasoning a devout catholic into atheism, say, which isn't unheard of. I think I still prefer the term "cult," but McWhorter makes a strong case for his use of "religion."
Love when two great American intellectuals have a conversation. Greetings from Germany
Civil conversation is a casualty of cancel culture. Thanks for modelling civility in conversations/discussions.
I am Asian. One time I was wrongly accused something on a meeting. I tried to explain. My boss told me later that she was shocked that I was defensive!!!
Just Great! This was the best dialogue professor McWhorter has presented his ideas and views about "Woke" people and his solutions. I watch many of his debates and presentations, but this one I believe could change some of those "Woke" people. Andrew Yang made a great impression also. I hope this is seen by many.
I just stumbled upon this video as it was in my recommended video feed. I had no idea you were starting a show like this but I’m glad I found it. Great discussion!!